What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?

2 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs United Arab Emirates: Number of neonatal deaths

New Zealand

147 deaths

in 2019

United Arab Emirates

145 deaths

in 2019

New Zealand rank

145th

United Arab Emirates rank

146th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

New Zealand
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 147 deaths against 145 deaths in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 2 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 145th and United Arab Emirates ranks 146th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1950s	844.3 deaths	157.1 deaths	687.2 deaths	New Zealand
1960s	768.9 deaths	193.7 deaths	575.2 deaths	New Zealand
1970s	535.9 deaths	458.6 deaths	77.3 deaths	New Zealand
1980s	339.4 deaths	701.8 deaths	362.4 deaths	United Arab Emirates
1990s	235.8 deaths	366.5 deaths	130.7 deaths	United Arab Emirates
2000s	189.1 deaths	316.3 deaths	127.2 deaths	United Arab Emirates
2010s	178.4 deaths	236.6 deaths	58.2 deaths	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, New Zealand or United Arab Emirates?: New Zealand, at 147 deaths against 145 deaths in United Arab Emirates as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?: 2 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do New Zealand and United Arab Emirates rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: New Zealand ranks 145th and United Arab Emirates ranks 146th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.